seahorses

heath

Member
so with two salt tanks running, mainly fish only with some soft corals and mushrooms, i've now started a small obsession with seahorses...
i'm wondering, could i set up a 20g with them, possibly my 2 urchins (who have been reeking havoc on my 72g tank- i would love to keep them, but not with delicate pieces, they don't stay attached well enough and its real funny when my pin cushion is carrying around a feather duster or the xenia.
does anyone have experience with them? i haven't done much research yet, am just in the beginning phase of an idea. i know they like to sit on sea fans, i'm fairly sure i could anchor those with urchins.
-mr. salty, i think your profile says you have a 10g with seahorses? are there any species that i should concentrate obtaining info on etc?
can't help to be in amazement with these creatures, just saw them at the baltimore aquarium. they had several urchins in with the tanks but these are 500g tanks....
they noted how the seahorses were breeding quite regularly in the aquariums and i saw a pair of pot-bellies mate right in front of my eyes! the male makes a little pouch, and the female shoots the fertilized eggs in, then the male carries the babies to full term.
(i won't make the obvious comment here about how nice that would be if it were the same way in the human world).
thanks,
heath
 

gobylover

Member
I'm sure Mr.Salty can help you,as with some others.All I can tell you is that they have a short life span.A woman I talk to at my lfs keeps them,and she said they are hard to keep alive.HTH
 
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krustytheclownfish

Guest
Sammy,
Hope I'm not breaking any rules by asking this and if I am, please press delete. Do you know any sites that sell tank raised seahorses since I don't believe this site does? My e-mail address is jrausch45@hotmail.com. Again, sorry if I'm breaking the rules.
Oh yeah, also there is a post about two weeks ago by Amazed about his seahorse setup. Pretty simple design. I'd check it out if you're interested in seahorses.
[ July 03, 2001: Message edited by: KrustytheClownFish ]
 

heath

Member
thanks guys for the info-
i will definitely look into tank-bred seahorses around here, am a little hesitant to try and order them on line-
i understand the complexity and difficulty of adapting certain wild species, it is a challenge, and you're right more time consuming. i am already a slave to my tanks, so time and attention is not a problem, but i think struggling with seahorses not eating would be too stressful.
since i'm way early in the planning phase, i trust my impulse won't be to buy anything on the fly and wait wait wait for that perfect tank bred beauty to come my way.
didn't know about the constant eating though and thanks for the good advice about getting something for them to fasten on to while transporting them.
i will probably be posting more on this later as i come across different info-
ta,
heather
 
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